At its last four annual conventions, the American Society of International Law hosted what amounted to a long-running debate among Supreme Court justices over the use of foreign and international law in their decisionmaking. Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a lightning rod in the debate, seemed reluctant to revisit that issue Thursday in his address at this year's convention. Instead, much of his emphasis was on genocide, and lawyers' duty to prevent it.
March 31, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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At its last four annual conventions, the American Society of International Law has hosted what has amounted to a long-running debate among Supreme Court justices over the use of foreign and international law in their decisionmaking.
On Thursday, Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has been a lightning rod in the debate, addressed the convention and barely mentioned the issue, preferring instead to focus on the topic of genocide �– and how lawyers have a responsibility to work against it.
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